Keep it Movin':一个以教会为基础的体育活动计划的设计和方法,以改善中年和老年黑人成年人的身体功能
Brittney S Lange-Maia1, Amber Deckard2, Sheila A Dugan3
1Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA; Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
Contemporary clinical trials
|November 14, 2024
概括
这项研究测试了针对身体功能 (PF) 有限制的老年黑人成年人的基于教会的体育活动 (PA) 计划. 这项以小组为基础的计划显示了改善PF在这个服务不足的社区的希望.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 基于社区的干预措施
背景情况:
- 年长的黑人成年人经历了高水平的身体功能 (PF) 限制.
- 基于社区的体育活动 (PA) 干预措施对于这一群体而言是缺乏的.
- 教会是值得信赖的机构,可以促进获得健康干预的机会.
研究的目的:
- 评估一个以教会为基础的,由小组提供的PA计划的有效性,以改善老年黑人成年人的PF.
- 为了比较一个以小组为基础的干预与一个自我指导的计划,以改善PF.
- 评估影响采取,实施和维持干预措施的因素.
主要方法:
- 一项为期24周的集群随机对照试验,涉及40岁以上的黑人成年人,具有PF限制 (SPPB得分≤9).
- 干预部门:每周以小组为基础的课程,包括教育,目标设定和结构化的PA (步行,力量,平衡).
- 进行比较的手臂:自动引导的教育材料. 两只手臂都可以使用虚拟步行程序. 在6个月和12个月测量结果.
主要成果:
- 主要结局是6个月后通过短物理性能电池 (SPPB) 测量PF的变化.
- 二次结局包括中度至强度PA,社会支持,自我效能,生活质量和自我报告PF的变化.
- 该研究评估了与干预的覆盖范围,有效性,采用,实施和维护 (RE-AIM) 相关的因素.
结论:
- 这是第一个评估黑人教会提供的基于团体的PA计划以改善PF的研究.
- 调查结果可能有助于为年长的黑人成年人制定有效的,适合社区的干预措施.
- 基于教会的环境为PA干预提供了一个可行的平台,以改善服务不足的人群的身体功能.
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